diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 11a6da261..54dda37ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ option(USE_EXTERNAL_MAPBOX_POLYLABEL "Use a external mapnik/polylabel. If off, u
 option(USE_EXTERNAL_MAPBOX_PROTOZERO "Use a external mapnik/protozero. If off, use the submodule" OFF)
 option(USE_EXTERNAL_MAPBOX_VARIANT "Use a external mapnik/variant. If off, use the submodule" OFF)
 option(USE_JPEG "adds jpeg support" ON)
-option(USE_OPENJPEG "adds openjpeg support" OFF)
-if(USE_JPEG AND USE_OPENJPEG)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Choose either USE_JPEG OR USE_OPENJPEG")
-endif()
 option(USE_PNG "adds png support" ON)
 option(USE_TIFF "adds tiff support" ON)
 option(USE_WEBP "adds webp support" ON)
@@ -214,6 +210,7 @@ if(USE_BIGINT)
     message(STATUS "uses BIGINT")
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS BIGINT)
 endif()
+
 if(USE_MEMORY_MAPPED_FILE)
     message(STATUS "uses MAPNIK_MEMORY_MAPPED_FILE")
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS MAPNIK_MEMORY_MAPPED_FILE)
@@ -224,17 +221,13 @@ if(USE_LIBXML2)
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS HAVE_LIBXML2)
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS LibXml2::LibXml2)
 endif()
+
 if(USE_PNG)
     mapnik_find_package(PNG REQUIRED)
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS HAVE_PNG)
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS PNG::PNG)
 endif()
 
-if(USE_OPENJPEG)
-    mapnik_find_package(OpenJPEG REQUIRED)
-    list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS HAVE_JPEG)
-    list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS openjp2)
-endif()
 if(USE_JPEG)
     mapnik_find_package(JPEG REQUIRED)
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS HAVE_JPEG)